genus vernonia

Noun
  1. Genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal cymose heads of tubular flowers (synset 112052208)
    is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
    member holonym: ironweed, vernonia - any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
    belongs to: aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia

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